Caramel Popcorn

Name: Caramel Popcorn
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: popped unsalted popcorn 8 cup; brown sugar 100 g; light corn syrup 80 g; unsalted butter 57 g; salt 0.25 tsp; baking soda 0.25 tsp; vanilla extract 0.5 tsp

Quick answer

Total time: 95 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients: 7

About this dish

Popcorn that is already popped gets a coat of brown sugar and corn syrup caramel, then dries in a 120°C oven for 45 minutes.

Baking soda stirred in off the heat makes the syrup foam up, and the foam spreads thin through the popcorn. It comes out of the oven tacky and turns crisp as it cools.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

popped unsalted popcorn

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Instructions

5 steps

1

Preheat the oven to 120°C.

Remove hard kernels from the popcorn, spread it on a large parchment-lined rimmed sheet and keep warm in the oven.
2

Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a roomy saucepan.

Stir over medium heat until boiling throughout, then boil for 5 minutes without stirring.
3

Remove from the heat and stir in the baking soda and vanilla.

As it foams, drizzle it over the warm popcorn and turn with two spatulas. Do not touch the hot syrup.
4

Bake for 45 minutes, removing the sheet every 15 minutes to turn the popcorn from bottom to top.

Spread it evenly before returning it to the oven.
5

Spread on fresh parchment and cool completely for about 30 minutes.

Once the coating is crisp, break apart any clusters and transfer to an airtight container.